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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

FFAR: I am a girl

I am born a girl
I will grow up to be a woman
I want to study
I want to help humanity
I want to achieve so much in life

I am a girl
I am taught to be subtle
I am taught to give up and adjust
I am taught to give chances to the boys of my family

I am a girl
I will grow up to be a woman
I see my mother giving up her desires and ambitions
I shall never be able to show what I am capable of
for, my hands are cut, tied restricted

I am a girl
Let me be free
Let me grow up to be me
I am a girl
Let me live

This post is written for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers

8 comments:

  1. Wonderfully powerful poem! I love your spin on the prompt!

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  2. I hope she gets to be free to be herself. :) Nice poem.

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    1. I hope some day she is liberated too Deborah :)

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  3. This is a lovely poem. The imagery and metaphor are powerful. Well done.

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  4. Sing it Sister! Wonderful take on the prompt

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